World number two Carlos Alcaraz of Spain seized a 6-4, 5-3 lead over Brazilian Mateus Alves before heavy rain washed out play Tuesday at the ATP Rio Open. Defending champion Alcaraz held serve in the eighth game of the second set to reach the brink of victory in the first-round match as he tries to […]

Top seed Carlos Alcaraz shrugged off damp, cold conditions to sweep into the semi-finals of the Argentina Open with a straight sets victory over Serbia’s Dusan Lajovic on Friday. The Spanish world number two, who is making his return to tennis at this week’s event in Buenos Aires after a four-month injury layoff, eased into […]

US Open champion Carlos Alcaraz said on Friday he will miss the Australian Open, the first Grand Slam of the season, after injuring his right leg in training. “I picked up an injury through a chance, unnatural movement in training,” the 19-year-old Spaniard wrote on his Twitter account. “I’d worked so hard to get to […]

By Emmanuel Okogba World number 3, Carlos Alcaraz defeated Norway’s Casper Ruud 6-4, 2-6, 7-6 (7-1), 6-3 to win his first Major and US Open title. The teenage Spaniard became the youngest male tennis player to achieve the feat with his 3 sets to 1 victory on Sunday night. The ding-dong affair threatened to go […]

By Efosa Taiwo Third-seed Carlos Alcaraz in a thrilling five-set comeback on Thursday defeated Jannik Sinner to seal a semi-final spot at the ongoing US Open. Alcaraz saved a match point before clinching an epic 6-3 6-7 (7-9) 6-7 (0-7) 7-5 6-3 win over 11th seed Sinner. The game lasted for 5 hours and 15 […]